Wool fabric will be popular in 2025 as a preferred choice for furniture and accessories

Wool, a natural fabric, continues to captivate home decor enthusiasts; whether it’s carpets, blankets, furniture, or pillows, this warm fabric combines functionality, aesthetics, and environmental awareness. So, if you want to add a touch of sophistication to any home area, it’s best to choose wool, a fabric that can adapt to different interior design styles, from contemporary to rustic or minimalist. Wool is widely used in design, especially for home accessories and furniture…

Wool fabric properties

Natural wool knitted pouf (photo from Freepik)

Whatever the nature of the interior space, wool enhances the value of the interior décor, and during the cold months, wool is a natural insulator, and during the warmer seasons, wool maintains a comfortable temperature. In warmer seasons, wool maintains a comfortable temperature. Wool is also known for its durability, making it a smart investment in the long run. Wool is a renewable, biodegradable resource that contributes to eco-friendly home design options.

Types of wool

Wool is a natural fiber fabric, made from the hair of various animals (Photo from Freepik)

Wool is a natural fiber fabric, made from the hair of various animals, including sheep, goats, and rabbits. Wool has some very unique properties; the properties make it particularly suitable for weaving into warm fabrics.

Syrian architect and designer Loujain Al Fares talks toThe Workshop Store about some types of wool:

• Merino wool: Merino sheep have some of the finest, softest wool of any sheep.
• Shetland: Lightweight, durable, soft wool available in a wide range of natural colors.
• Lamb’s wool: Lamb’s wool is known to be very soft, smooth, and hypoallergenic. Lamb’s wool is difficult to wrinkle, making it ideal.
• Alpaca: There are two types of alpaca, which give their wool for weaving, namely: Huacaya and Syrian. Huacaya is thicker and is used in woven fabrics, especially in the weaving of decorative blankets, and has the feel of silk.
• Camel hair wool: It is soft, luxurious, and naturally golden brown in color; camel hair wool is usually blended with other less expensive types, known for their insulating properties, and used to support carpets and upholstery.
• Angora: Angora wool comes from the Angora rabbit; it is soft, fluffy, and has the ability to retain heat. The softness of this type of wool makes it also used to make luxury blankets.
• Vicuna: Vicuna wool is one of the rarest, most luxurious fibers in the world.

Possible ways to use wool in interior decoration

Wool covers for decorative pillows

In the world of interior design, wool textiles are gaining popularity. The fabric is great for upholstering home furnishings, as it resists pilling and cracking, which means it is very durable. Wool carpets are also widespread, as well as cushions, which add a clear aesthetic element to the space, in clear colors.

Home accessories made of wool

A wool-knit rug sets the tone for your home living area

Like women’s jewelry, home accessories are used to beautify the look of the décor. When it comes to wool home accessories, she’s an engineer:

A wool knitted blanket thrown on the bed can help spruce up your bedroom decor

A colorful blanket, which can be spread out in living rooms on a sofa to break up the routine or on a bed or reading chair in the bedroom, creates a sense of warmth and makes the space feel inhabited.

A handmade wool blanket decorates the sofa

• A rug that covers the entire area of the room, or one that is placed under specific items, warms the floor and creates a sense of intimacy in the space. There are also small rugs, which are thrown on the sofa or on a specific chair, to add an aesthetic touch.
• Bathroom accessories, especially since wool resists water and odors.
• Wrapping the light fixtures on the outside, the light emitting between the folds of the wool creates a dazzling appearance.

Popular colors for wool

Wool has a creamy white color, naturally, although some sheep produce natural colors, such as: black, brown, and silver. Keep this in mind when choosing wool rugs or other accessories for your home. No wool is pure white. In general, designers prefer to use creamy white wool to bring a beautiful natural touch to an architectural space.

Evolution of the material

There’s nothing wrong with wool in residential interiors; with technological advances, the properties of wool have improved, and today it wrinkles well, resists shrinkage, moths, and even stains. These technological advances make wool remain a very popular choice today.

Bouclé wool in 2025 decor

The bouclé wool material used to make furniture is expected to remain popular in 2025, with larger, fuller, more luxurious pieces of furniture. Bouclé is a beautiful fabric to work with on upholstery and suits the rounder, softer furniture styles that are also popular. Bouclé can also be a great fabric to use on the signature headboard.

A bouclé is a twisted or crimped wool, where the fibers are stretched, while the looser fibers naturally create random loops in the yarn.

Overall, a white bouclé sofa creates a modern Parisian look wherever it goes, especially in a home with high ceilings, with the carved coffee table in front of the sofa and surrounded by art pieces.

However, the bouclé sofa dates back to the mid-20th century. The bouclé upholstered seat, on the other hand, can be a vibrant rusty orange, olive green, or even charcoal gray or black, giving this piece of furniture a different feel and prompting a modern rethinking of the bouclé.